Francine Diaz’s mother, Merdick Saenz Diaz, appealed to Orange and Lemons to respect their daughter after the OPM band walked out during an event in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, on May 1, 2024.
In her now-deleted Facebook post, Mrs. Diaz accused one of the companions of the OPM band as the one who started the confusion between the two camps.
It can be recalled that Orange and Lemons was preparing to perform when the host suddenly called Francine to climb onto the stage, which prompted the band to go backstage.
According to them, they had already asked the band if Francine wanted to appear earlier than the original schedule.
“Yung kasama niyo po na mapula ang buhok ang nakakagulo sa banda niyo. At sana sa nag organize ng event, April 30 ang event [at] hindi May 1, gusto niyo mag perform anak ko ng 2am tama po ba ‘yan? Hindi pwede basta nalang ako manahimik,” said Mrs. Diaz.
“At sa mga walang alam sa mga nangyayari kung wala kayo magandang masasabi wag narin po kayo makigulo. Kung gusto niyo malaman ang totoo kayo kumausap ‘don sa kasama nila na babaeng pula ang buhok kung paano niya kami binastos ng manager namin,” she added.
It can be recalled that one of the staff of the event blamed the actress’ manager for the incident, saying that they made a request to the organizers to let Francine perform earlier.
“Hindi po namin alam kung sino po ang susundin namin, nasa program po lahat, na last po si ma’am Francine, pero siningit po ng manager ni ma’am Francine na siya unahin kahit hindi po nila nasabihan ang orange & lemon,” the event staff said.
“May program po kaming sinusunod, hindi lang po nagkaintindihan ‘yung manager, organizer, at host ng event. Kami po kung ano lang ‘yung sinabi nila ‘yun lang po sinusunod namin, kaya po kahit kami nagulat sa nangyari,” she added.
